Team:Heidelberg/Templates/DelH week12
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15-07 - 21-07-13
Preparation of Primers
- All primers were 1:10 diluted
- Overview on annealing temperatures
Primer | short2 | HM02 | HM03 | HM04 | HM05 | HM06 | HM07 | HM08 | HM09 | HM10 |
Annealing temperature [°C] | 63 | 72.6 | 69.1 | 55.2 | 68.2 | 66.4 | 69.6 | 65.2 | 51.6 / 73.6 | 60.9 / 71.3 |
Preparation of fresh D. acidovorans
- Liquid culture: 2x 5 ml ACM medium was inocculated with picked colonies of D. acidovorans from plate (made by DN)
- Glycerol stock: was prepared from liquid culture
Amplification of DelH G1
PCR Conditions G1.W12.A
Reagent | DelH G1 | DelH G1 |
---|---|---|
Template | Fresh colony of plate (by DN) | Fresh colony of plate (by DN) |
Primer fw 10 µM | short2 | short2 |
Primer rev 10 µM | HM04 | HM04 |
Phusion Flash Ready Mix | 10 µl | 10 µl |
ddH2O | 7 µl | 6 µl |
DMSO | - | 1 µl |
Cycles | Temperature [°C] | Time [s] |
---|---|---|
1 | 98 | 5 |
12 | 98 | 1 |
63 (touchdown -0.5°C) | 5 | |
72 | 3:30 min | |
18 | 98 | 1 |
63 | 5 | |
72 | 3:30 min | |
1 | 72 | 10 min |
1 | 4 | inf |
Result
Expected band: 8.961 Kb
No bands visible.
- => Fragment 1 was not amplified. Next step is amplifying fragment 1 in two parts G1a & G1b.
Amplification of DelH G1a
PCR Conditions G1a.W12.A
Reagent | DelH G1a | DelH G1a |
---|---|---|
Template | Fresh colony of plate (by DN) | Fresh colony of plate (by DN) |
Primer fw 10 µM | short2 | short2 |
Primer rev 10 µM | HM02 | HM02 |
Phusion Flash Ready Mix | 10 µl | 10 µl |
ddH2O | 7 µl | 6 µl |
DMSO | - | 1 µl |
Cycles | Temperature [°C] | Time [s] |
---|---|---|
1 | 98 | 5 |
12 | 98 | 1 |
63 (touchdown -0.5°C) | 5 | |
72 | 3:30 min | |
18 | 98 | 1 |
64 | 5 | |
72 | 3:30 min | |
1 | 72 | 10 min |
1 | 4 | inf |
Result
Expected Band: 4.309 Kb
PCR using DMSO looks well.
- => Fragment was cut and gel extracted.
Amplification of DelH G1b
PCR Conditions G1b.W12.A and B
Reagent | DelH G1b | DelH G1b |
---|---|---|
Template | Fresh colony of plate (by DN) | Fresh colony of plate (by DN) |
Primer fw 10 µM | HM03 | HM03 |
Primer rev 10 µM | HM04 | HM04 |
Phusion Flash Ready Mix | 10 µl | 10 µl |
ddH2O | 7 µl | 6 µl |
DMSO | - | 1 µl |
Cycles | Temperature A [°C] | Time [s] | Cycles | Temperature B [°C] | Time [s] | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 98 | 5 | 1 | 98 | 5 | |
30 | 98 | 1 | 30 | 98 | 1 | |
64 | 5 | 57 | 5 | |||
72 | 2:15 min | 72 | 2:15 min | |||
1 | 72 | 7 min | 1 | 72 | 7 min | |
1 | 4 | inf | 1 | 4 | inf |
Result
Expected Band: 4.711 Kb
PCR using DMSO at an annealing temperature od 57°C looks fine.
- => Fragment was cut and gel extracted.
Amplification of DelH G2
PCR Conditions G2.W12.A
Reagent | DelH G2 | DelH G2 |
---|---|---|
Template | Fresh colony of plate (by DN) | Fresh colony of plate (by DN) |
Primer fw 10 µM | 2 µl HM05 | 2 µl HM05 |
Primer rev 10 µM | 2 µl HM08 | 2 µl HM08 |
Phusion Flash Ready Mix | 10 µl | 10 µl |
ddH2O | 8 µl | 7 µl |
DMSO | - | 1 µl |
Cycles | Temperature [°C] | Time [s] |
---|---|---|
1 | 98 | 5 |
12 | 98 | 1 |
68 (touchdown -0.5°C) | 5 | |
72 | 3:30 min | |
18 | 98 | 1 |
67 | 5 | |
72 | 3:30 min | |
1 | 72 | 10 min |
1 | 4 | inf |
Result
Expected band: 9.611 Kb
Expected band is visible.
- => Fragment G2 was amplified with DMSO. Band was cut and gel extracted.
PCR Conditions G2.W12.B
Reagent | DelH G2 |
---|---|
Template | Fresh colony of plate (by DN) |
Primer fw 10 µM | 2.5 µl HM05 |
Primer rev 10 µM | 2.5 µl HM08 |
Phusion Flash Ready Mix | 25 µl |
ddH2O | 17.5 µl |
DMSO | 2.5 µl |
Cycles | Temperature [°C] | Time [s] |
---|---|---|
1 | 98 | 5 |
12 | 98 | 1 |
68 (touchdown -0.5°C) | 5 | |
72 | 3:30 min | |
18 | 98 | 1 |
67 | 5 | |
72 | 3:30 min | |
1 | 72 | 10 min |
1 | 4 | inf |
Result
Expected band: 9.611 Kb
Gel shows nice band at expected length.
- => G2 was also amplified in 50 µl and was cut and gel extracted.
Amplification of DelH G0
PCR Conditions G0.W12.A
Reagent | DelH G0 |
---|---|
Template | 1 µl of glycerol stock |
Expected length [Kb] | 18.521 |
Primer fw 10 µM | 2.5 µl short2 |
Primer rev 10 µM | 2.5 µl HM08 |
Phusion Flash Ready Mix | 10 µl |
ddH2O | 5 µl |
DMSO | 1 µl |
Cycles | Temperature [°C] | Time [s] |
---|---|---|
1 | 98 | 5 |
30 | 98 | 1 |
65 | 5 | |
72 | 3:30 min | |
1 | 72 | 10 min |
1 | 4 | inf |
Result
Expected band: 18.521 Kb
Gel shows expected band at ~18 Kb.
- => Fragment G0 was cut and gel isolated. Repeat PCR to increase yield.
Result
Three 20 µl reactions were performed to increase yield of fragment G0.
Expected band: 18.521 Kb
Gel shows expected band at ~18 Kb.
- => Fragment G0 was cut and gel isolated.
Amplification of DelH G1/2a
PCR Conditions G1/2a.W12.A
Reagent | DelH G1/2a |
---|---|
Template | 1 µl of glycerol stock |
Expected length [Kb] | 13.083 |
Primer fw 10 µM | 2.5 µl short2 |
Primer rev 10 µM | 2.5 µl HM06 |
Phusion Flash Ready Mix | 10 µl |
ddH2O | 5 µl |
DMSO | 1 µl |
Cycles | Temperature [°C] | Time [s] |
---|---|---|
1 | 98 | 5 |
30 | 98 | 1 |
65 | 5 | |
72 | 4:45 min | |
1 | 72 | 10 min |
1 | 4 | inf |
Result
Expected band: 13.083 Kb
Gel shows expected band at ~13 Kb.
- => Fragment G1/2a was cut and gel isolated.
Amplification of DelH G1b/2
PCR Conditions G1b/2.W12.A
Reagent | DelH G1b/2 |
---|---|
Template | 1 µl of glycerol stock |
Expected length [Kb] | 14.271 |
Primer fw 10 µM | 2.5 µl HM03 |
Primer rev 10 µM | 2.5 µl HM08 |
Phusion Flash Ready Mix | 10 µl |
ddH2O | 5 µl |
DMSO | 1 µl |
Cycles | Temperature [°C] | Time [s] |
---|---|---|
1 | 98 | 5 |
30 | 98 | 1 |
65 | 5 | |
72 | 3:30 min | |
1 | 72 | 10 min |
1 | 4 | inf |
Result
Expected band: 14.271 Kb
Gel shows expected band at ~14 Kb.
- => Fragment G1b/2 was cut and gel isolated.
Amplification of DelH G1b/2a
PCR Conditions G1b/2a.W12.A
Reagent | DelH G1b/2a |
---|---|
Template | 1 µl of glycerol stock |
Expected length [Kb] | 14.271 |
Primer fw 10 µM | 2.5 µl HM03 |
Primer rev 10 µM | 2.5 µl HM06 |
Phusion Flash Ready Mix | 10 µl |
ddH2O | 5 µl |
DMSO | 1 µl |
Cycles | Temperature [°C] | Time [s] |
---|---|---|
1 | 98 | 5 |
30 | 98 | 1 |
65 | 5 | |
72 | 3:30 min | |
1 | 72 | 10 min |
1 | 4 | inf |
Result
Expected band: 14.271 Kb
Gel shows multiple bands, it is not clear, which one is correct.
- => Optimize temperatures.
Amplification of DelH G2b
PCR Conditions G2b.W12.A
Reagent | DelH G2b |
---|---|
Template | 1 µl of glycerol stock |
Expected length [Kb] | 5 |
Primer fw 10 µM | 2.5 µl HM07 |
Primer rev 10 µM | 2.5 µl HM08 |
Phusion Flash Ready Mix | 10 µl |
ddH2O | 5 µl |
DMSO | 1 µl |
Cycles | Temperature [°C] | Time [s] |
---|---|---|
1 | 98 | 5 |
30 | 98 | 1 |
68 | 5 | |
72 | 2:00 min | |
1 | 72 | 5 min |
1 | 4 | inf |
Result
Expected band: 5 Kb
Amplification of Backbone pSB6A1-AraC-lacZ
Test Restriction Digest of Midiprep
Midiprep | A | A | B | B |
---|---|---|---|---|
Enzymes | BamHI & Pst | BamHI & SalI | BamHI & PstI | BamHI & SalI |
Wanted fragments [Kb] | 3.317 & 4.071 | 3.794 & 3.594 | 3.317 & 4.071 | 3.794 & 3.594 |
Fragments present | 1 band at ~6-7 Kb | 3 bands: one bright one at ~4-5 Kb and two smaller ones at ~6 Kb and ~10 Kb | 1 band at ~6-7 Kb | 3 bands: one bright one at ~4-5 Kb and two smaller ones at ~6 Kb and ~10 Kb |
- => Don't trust the BB, because between 3 and 4 Kb there is no band. Backbone will be send for sequencing
- => Repeat entire cloning again?
Amplification of Backbone pSB6A1-lacZ-mRFP
As discussed, we are going to use another backbone. It is already in the parts registry: pSB6A1 + BBa_J04450 from Spring distribution 2012 (plate 1, well K1).
Transformation in E. coli TOP10
- Chemical transformation of 3 µl of the plasmid
- Incubation on ice, 15 min
- Heat shock 42°C, 40 s
- Incubation on ice again
- Resuspended in 500 µl LB Amp for 30 min
- Centrifuged (120, 5,000 rpm), removal of supernatant
- Plated on LB Amp plate
- Incubation ON at 37°C